Destination ideas needed
 

My husband and I would like to take a four or five night, moderately priced trip in early June. The only problem: we can't decide where to go! Any suggestions? Here's what we're looking for:
--We love history, so we'd like to go somewhere that has museums, historical buildings, old churches/cemetaries, etc.
--Nice restaurants a must! We're leaving the baby with grandma, so we want to have some nice meals while we're on our trip.
--Not in the mood for the Northeast (our last trip was Boston--we loved it, but would like something different this time.)
--We're in our late 20's and live in the Midwest, so nothing TOO close to home.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions!

Very briefly, Charleston, Savannah or St. Augustine. Each one meets your criteria.

New Orleans or Charleston.

Thank you for the suggestions. I hadn't considered most of those, so you've helped me a great deal! :)

We did a girls' trip to Charleston and loved staying in an old B&B and visiting all the plantations; we also did a tour of historic homes and gardens that was great. Magnolia's is a wonderful spot for dinner.

San Antonio

Or Santa Fe

Early Charleston and you can hit Spoleto.

One of the largest and most prestigious arts festivals in the United States. Many luminaries such as Leonard Bernstein have participated as have world famed artists.

It is not a little local event.

http://www.spoletousa.org/

http://www.piccolospoleto.com/

Spoleto Program History

For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with over 120 performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in disciplines ranging from opera, theater, music theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music, as well as the visual arts.

Spoleto Festival USA has firmly established itself as one of the world’s major arts festivals, presenting 100 world premieres and 93 American premieres since its inception in 1977. Past premieres and commissions include the highly acclaimed Peter and Wendy by Lee Breuer, Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams, The American Clock by Arthur Miller, The Mechanical Organ by the Nikolais Dance Theatre, Miracolo d’Amore by Martha Clarke, Empty Places by Laurie Anderson, Hydrogen Jukebox by Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg, Praise House by Urban Bush Women, Three Tales by Steve Reich and Beryl Korot, and the world premiere of a Spoleto commissioned work Tenebrae by Osvaldo Golijov.

One of the Festival’s tenets is to provide young performers the opportunity to work with veteran directors, designers and performers. World-renowned artists who performed early in their careers at Spoleto Festival USA include Renée Fleming, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, the Emerson String Quartet and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Would definitely agree with Charleston. My brother lived there for 7 years and I still kick myself for not getting there enough

Quebec City is a little bit like Europe, only less expensive and not as far! If you can afford it, stay downtown at Le Chateau Frontenac. It is very elegant, and you can walk in the old city from there.
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The weather would be perfect that time of year in Charleston or Savannah.
Jackson Hole in Wyoming would be another suggestion.

Have you been to Washington DC? There are some great old homes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Ottawa, as the capital of Canada, has many museums and cultural differences from the Midwest.

Victoria, British Columbia's capital, has museums and the closest feel to Britain this side of the Atlantic.

San Francisco.

Since it is just your husband and you, did you ever consider a romantic lttle getaway in the Smokies? Beautiful scenery, quaint little town of Gatlinburg, lots of trails to hike. There is a lot of history there too, Cades Cove, Roaring Fork road, etc.

If you want to stay in a cabin secluded but yet minutes away from everything try out www.gatlinburghoneymooncabins.com. We loved it.

Thank you for the wonderful ideas! We're looking into Savannah and Charleston, since those are two places we hadn't thought about until now.
We've been to San Antonio, so I think we'll do something different this time.
We really like the idea of Victoria, BC, but we're concerned about the cost. From where we live, flights out to BC or Seattle seem a little pricey.
Another question: do you usually book your flights/hotels online, or do you consult a travel agent? We usually use Expedia, but the one time we went to a travel agent she was able to help us find a great deal. We wouldn't have been able to afford the trip otherwise (Tokyo).

We rented an apartment for four nights in Savannah. It was right in the historic district, thus close to everything, and superbly furnished.

We liked to cook on our own, and used a wonderful seafood store a lot. But there are abundant restaurants in the neighborhood, too.

Here the address of the agency:

http://www.savannahgetaways.net/

<We love history, so we'd like to go somewhere that has museums, historical buildings, old churches/cemetaries, etc.
--Nice restaurants a must!>

New Orleans can cover all that!